Residents of Maikona in Marsabit county are counting losses after 37 camels died after drinking contaminated water. They told the Star more than 100 camels were affected after drinking water at El-Hadi dam on Monday. Some families that lost their animals said the well has not been in use for …
Residents of Maikona in Marsabit county are counting losses after 37 camels died after drinking contaminated water. They told the Star more than 100 camels were affected after drinking water at El-Hadi dam on Monday. Some families that lost their animals said the well has not been in use for …
The Camel Breeders Association in Kutch has taken to the internet to wage a battle to save several acres of mangrove. Realising that they will need financial assistance to fight a legal battle against the Kandla Port Trust, which has leased several acres of land (a considerable part of it …
Githurai — A herd of camels have become a low-carbon food waste recycling system in a Nairobi market - and they produce milk Vegetable seller Jacinta Nyokabi used to fret about what to do when her tomatoes began to rot at her stand in Githurai's open air market. She could …
CHENNAI: Camels transported all the way from Rajasthan and Gujarat to be slaughtered in Tamil Nadu ahead of Bakrid and Muharram, may have something to cheer about, after all. The Madras high court has decided to settle the entire gamut of issues concerning camel slaughter, including whether it is permitted …
AJMER: The Pushkar region these days is in the grip of Pasteurella bacteria that has killed about eight camels, stirring panic in the animal husbandry department with the international cattle fair just a fortnight away. A team from the state disease diagnosis lab came to town and gathered blood samples …
The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia. They are mainly found in cold deserts of China, Mongolia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kazakhstan1 . A small population of C. bactrianus also exists in India, distributed largely in the Nubra valley of …
Many people now know that it was camels which caused the alarming spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) seen last year, but did you know that it was also suspected that those same beasts of burden could protect us from the debilitating disease? A new study recently published in …
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet in Pakistan, decided to lift the over two decades long ban on forest harvesting besides managing forests along scientific lines in line with a working plan made by the government. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan ENVIRONMENT …
We describe the isolation and sequencing of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) obtained from a dromedary camel and from a patient who died of laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV infection after close contact with camels that had rhinorrhea. Nasal swabs collected from the patient and from one of his nine camels were …
Saudi Arabia has urged its citizens to wear masks and gloves when dealing with camels so as to avoid spreading the deadly Mers virus. The agriculture ministry advised people not to come into contact with camels unless necessary and to wash their hands if they did. Saudia Arabia is the …
A mysterious disease has killed over 200 camels in Baracha area here, owner of the camels said on Sunday. Haji Bilal Muhammad Hasni, owner of the camels, had to suffer the losses of millions of rupees as his 200 camels have been killed by a mysterious disease. He said the …
Complete Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) genome sequences were obtained from nasal swabs of dromedary camels sampled in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through direct analysis of nucleic acid extracts or following virus isolation in cell culture. Consensus dromedary MERS-CoV genome sequences were the same with either template source …
To commemorate India’s Independence, Animal Planet has announced a month-long series which will go on the air beginning August 15 to celebrate the country’s enchanting wildlife, natural diversity and exotic terrain. Yeh Mera India has been produced to create awareness among the young generation about the need to do something …
JAIPUR: A symbol of Rajasthan, camels have time and again carried people to safe harbours in the sandy terrains of the state. However, their cries have long been lost in the vast emptiness of the desert land. Not all hope is lost yet as a one-of-its-kind rescue centre for camels …
FOR the past two years Badaliya has been participating in a village camel fair, organised about 60 km from Bikaner in Rajasthan. But this January she did not. She was suffering from pneumonia, having fever and continuous nasal discharge of phlegm. Badaliya is not alone. The contagious disease has affected …
Efforts to conserve the camels of Kutch have led to the revelation that they possibly come in two breeds, one of them said to be a swimming variety that feeds on mangrove leaves. Villagers say they have always been aware of the distinctions between the Mithiwala unt of Kutch
New Drug Developed By Arab Experts Proves 100% Successful In Mice Dubai: A group of Arab researchers is claiming to have developed a medical formula for treating cancer by using camel's milk and urine. Researchers at Arab Biotechnology Company (ABC) have said experiments conducted on mice have proved to be …
Silchar, Nov. 21: Animal lovers of Katlicherra in Hailakandi district have recently rescued a camel meant for sacrifice on the occasion of Id-ul-Zuha. The district administration and forest offices in Hailakandi were initially in a soup as senior officials could not find a suitable place to rehabilitate the camel which …
Scientific research on camel milk has established beyond doubt that it is a nutritional food and beneficial for human health, especially for patients suffering from tuberculosis, arthritis and diabetes. The Deputy Director-General (Animal Sciences), ICAR, Dr KML Pathak, who was chief guest at the National Dairy Mela organised by the …
